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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Wildcat D, Wildcat C, Wildcat B, Wildcat A, NH
Trails
Trails: Lost Pond Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, February 18, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction, Ice Axe 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Parked at Pinkham Notch and took Lost Pond Trail to Wildcat Ridge Trail.

Trail conditions: Lost Pond and the ascent up Wildcat Ridge had 6" of fresh powder on top of hard packed snow/ice. Hard blue ice in spots on steeper sections of Wildcat Ridge. Drifts of 1-2 feet between D and A peaks. Post holing if you step off the trail.

Gear: Microspikes most of the ascent up Wildcat Ridge and crampons on the descent. Snowshoes on the ridge after I got sick of trudging through drifts.

Overall a great hike. The descent down Wildcat Ridge to Lost Pond would have been scary without crampons/axe. Snowshoes up on the ridge made life easier but weren't necessary.  
Name
Name: Nick 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-02-20 
Link
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